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Erling Haaland justifies price tag: His stunning campaign in detail
Erling Haaland justifies price tag: His stunning campaign in detail
Erling Haaland finished his debut Manchester City season with 52 goals to his name. The Norway international finished on a run of just one goal in eight games but had already more than justified his bargain £51million price tag. Here, the PA news agency looks at his stunning campaign in detail. Premier League Haaland’s 36 goals were a Premier League record, even including the early 42-game seasons. Andy Cole and Alan Shearer shared the previous high of 34, with Mohamed Salah’s 32 topping the charts for a 38-game campaign, before Haaland rewrote the records. He scored in seven straight league games from August to October – his third to his ninth appearances in the competition – with hat-tricks against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United helping him to 13 goals in those games and 18 in a 10-match scoring run in all competitions. A fourth treble against Wolves in January left him one behind Shearer’s record of five in a season while he also had five doubles – against West Ham, Brighton, Leeds, Southampton and Leicester – and scored in 23 of his 35 appearances. He scored against 16 different opponents, the exceptions being Chelsea – the only team to stop him in a pair of league appearances – Liverpool and Brentford. Champions League Haaland arrived in Manchester with 23 Champions League goals to his name in 19 appearances for RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund, and has maintained that form. He netted group-stage doubles against Sevilla and FC Copenhagen, either side of a goal against Dortmund, and Pep Guardiola could afford to largely rest his star man for the return fixtures save for a scoreless first-half run-out on his old stomping ground in Germany. He was quiet in a drawn first leg against RB Leipzig but more than made up for it in the return fixture, equalling the competition record of five goals in a game as City won 7-0 and 8-1 on aggregate. Goals in both legs against Bayern Munich took him to a dozen for the European season, though Real Madrid and Inter Milan kept him quiet even as City won their semi-final and final. Domestic cups Haaland’s first FA Cup goals came with a hat-trick in the 6-0 quarter-final win over Burnley, having sat out the clash with Chelsea and not scored against Arsenal. He was not required to produce any heroics in the semi-final or final, won respectively by a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick and an Ilkay Gundogan brace. Haaland was shut out by Liverpool in the Community Shield but did score against them in the Carabao Cup, giving him four goals in seven cup appearances. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Wales boss Rob Page urges Premier League clubs to snap up Daniel James A look at Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City trophy haul after treble triumph How do Manchester City’s treble-winners compare to Manchester United in 1998-99?
2023-06-11 05:47
UK Workers Miss Out on Europe’s Shift to Fewer Hours on the Job
UK Workers Miss Out on Europe’s Shift to Fewer Hours on the Job
British workers have missed out on a Europe-wide trend toward more leisure time and fewer hours on the
2023-06-10 13:00
‘Melt down mode’: Internet trolls Kevin McCarthy after Fox News anchor Sean Hannity reports on former Speaker bashing fellow Reps
‘Melt down mode’: Internet trolls Kevin McCarthy after Fox News anchor Sean Hannity reports on former Speaker bashing fellow Reps
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity's report on Kevin McCarthy’s statement against his fellow Reps had the Internet asking him to 'stop crying'
2023-10-05 15:27
Philippines hope 'meteoric rise' to debut World Cup changes everything
Philippines hope 'meteoric rise' to debut World Cup changes everything
In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women's team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation's...
2023-07-19 11:29
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Playable Platforms
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Playable Platforms
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion will be available to play on a wide variety of platforms.
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Clippers big mad that Taylor Swift had more banners in their arena
Clippers big mad that Taylor Swift had more banners in their arena
As Taylor Swift's mania reigns over America, the Clippers are upset that Swifters have more banners than they do. What can the team do about this?
2023-09-07 00:01
Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time Last Year
Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time Last Year
Amazon.com Inc.’s carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time since the company began reporting the figure, thanks
2023-07-18 21:00
Michigan's top court won't revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures
Michigan's top court won't revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures
The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal
2023-09-21 01:03
A judge called an FBI operative a 'villain.' Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting
A judge called an FBI operative a 'villain.' Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting
A federal judge recently ordered the release of three of the “Newburgh Four,” who were arrested in 2009 in a fictitious plot to destroy military planes and New York synagogues
2023-08-08 12:04
SEC Finalizes Settlements on Wall Street WhatsApp Probe: Reuters
SEC Finalizes Settlements on Wall Street WhatsApp Probe: Reuters
The Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing settlements with about two dozen Wall Street firms to resolve probes
2023-09-28 09:21
These museums showcase the future, not the past
These museums showcase the future, not the past
Museums are increasingly embracing technology, featuring everything from flying metallic penguins, to robotic tins of Spam.
2023-05-23 16:35
UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
The U.N. Security Council is urging Israel and the Palestinians to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank
2023-06-28 05:26